Plumber

Would you like to focus on your trade and not sourcing materials, writing quotes or chasing customers for payment?

Do you enjoy supporting residents of the city with their plumbing repairs?

Do you have a full clean driver’s licence?

You must hold a City and Guilds or NQF level 2 or equivalent in plumbing to apply

If so, we’d welcome your application to work within our busy Housing Repairs and Maintenance Service.

We are looking for someone who is keen and motivated to join our friendly team within Brighton & Hove City Council. You will be carrying our plumbing repairs across our services and delivering a high level of customer service.

Our team members say they enjoy working in Housing Repairs because “Every day is completely different, we really get a chance to help people from the local community, and it feels great to have made a difference at the end of the day” All uniform and equipment is provided along with a full induction with job shadowing during your first week. A standard working week of 42.5hrs (Monday – Friday 08.00 – 17.00). Your starting salary will be £40,503.00, with an annual pay increase. The opportunity of overtime and call out shifts are available.

If you would like an informal discussion please contact either Tom Burr on 07562 437851 (Tom.Burr@brighton-hove.gov.uk) or Craig Canning on 07592 591385 (Craig.Canning@brighton-hove.gov.uk) about the role.

A full induction with job shadowing in your first week and on-going development, your own allocated fleet vehicle for work use,

About the roleThis role involves carrying out a wide range of plumbing repairs, maintenance and installation.

You will :

• carry out high-standard plumbing repairs and refurbishment activities for our residents’ homes
• have effective communication skills, deliver inclusive customer service meeting all safety, quality and cost control standards
• need to be comfortable interacting with a diverse range of people, including vulnerable residents

You will mainly be working in occupied properties within the Brighton and Hove area either on your own or in a small team. The key tasks will be:

• Tracing and repairing leaks.
• Detecting, locating and diagnosing faults and providing written reports where necessary.
• Installing and repairing pipe work, tanks, cylinders, fixtures and fittings and sanitaryware (baths, WC pans, cisterns and wash hand basins etc).
• Making good to finishes including patching in tiles, removing and refixing panels and applying silicone sealant.

In return, we can offer you a wide range of benefits including:

• Your own allocated fleet vehicle for work use
• Fuel card and power tools
• Continuous training and development
• Commitments to being a learning organisation that values wellbeing, inclusion and continuous improvement.
• Family friendly polices and staff networks
• Paid annual leave plus bank holidays
• Pension scheme

Encouraging a diverse workforce
Our city is known and loved for its diversity. Not only is the mixture of people, culture and skills vital to the economic and social development of the city, it's what makes Brighton & Hove such a great place to live, work and visit. We are committed to developing and retaining a workforce that is representative of the diverse communities we serve so we welcome applications from individuals from all backgrounds. In order to achieve our aims of proportionate representation, we particularly encourage applicants from a BME or White Other background as well as those who identify as disabled,female or trans.

Find out more about our commitment to being a fair and inclusive place to work where everyone can achieve their potential by reading about our fair and inclusive actions, our anti-racism strategy and the work we are doing to encourage a diverse workforce (brighton-hove.gov.uk).

Why work for us?
As a council, we want to:
• be connected
• be confident
• be innovative and creative
• be diverse and inclusive
• be healthy and psychologically safe
For more information about our values and the benefits of working at the council, visit Why work for us which gives details of our wellbeing support, our benefits including leave and pensions as well as details of our training and development.

How to apply
Please read our Apply for a job at the council pages carefully. They give you all the guidance you need to complete your application as well as information on what will happen after you’ve submitted your application and at interview.

As part of your application, you will need to provide your education and career history and answer some application/shortlisting questions. Your answers to the application/shortlisting questions are the most important part of your application as they will be used in the shortlisting process to assess whether you meet the essential requirements for the role that are set out in the person specification and to decide whether you should be offered an interview. Before you start your application, please read our Shortlisting questions guidance (brighton-hove.gov.uk) as this gives important advice which will increase your chance of success in the shortlisting process.

AI advice for candidates
We are interested in hearing about your experience and skills in your own words. While we value people who know how to use AI, we ask that you minimise using it in your application.

We are keen to hear how your experience and skills align to our values and the skills and experience needed to perform well in our roles with clear real examples from you. To support you in this, we have guidance on using the STAR model which can help you ensure you are telling us your whole story. We also provide clarity on the skills we are looking for in our adverts and in the job description/person specification attached to each job advert.

All the applications we receive are read by at least two hiring managers and we do not use AI in this process.

Our experience of reading applications is that those that have heavily used AI contain generic paragraphs that are strikingly similar to other applicants’ responses. This makes it extremely difficult to differentiate between applications, and doesn't give us enough evidence of your individual skills. There is a risk that we will therefore not be able to shortlist you. Instead, we recommend you ensure your application stands out by presenting clear examples of your actual skills and experiences in your own words.

Additional information
Please note that this post is subject to a Basic Disclosure Criminal Records Check.